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The Mother Road, as author John Steinbeck dubbed it, has evolved over the years from an escape for poor farmers fleeing the devastating dust storms of the 1930s to perhaps the quintessential American road trip that’s still delivering kicks.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
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Riley didn’t return kicks last season but led the team in rushing with 1,145 yards.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2026
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Headliners include Don Toliver, Mustard and Kehlani with additional surprises throughout the night.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The streets are covered in urine (dog or otherwise), and the subways are filled with unpleasant surprises.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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But less attention was given to other bombshells dropped about vaccines that day.—
Patricia Callahan,
ProPublica,
19 Mar. 2026
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That’s not to say there isn’t a company-wide stupor after last week’s bombshells.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Without ingredient disclosures, parents are unable to accurately compare products and may not know when manufacturers change ingredients, Knight said.—
Kate Sequeira,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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As of Wednesday, no notices were listed for Palomar on the state attorney general’s website that lists such disclosures.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Wibawa also pointed to the absence of extensive currency mismatches, unhedged foreign-currency exposures, and a lack of transparency that defined the 1997 crisis.—
Anniek Bao,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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Beyond that is a generous living-dining area with lovely parquets and southern and eastern exposures.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
6 Apr. 2026
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As playful re-enactments give way to haunting revelations, Dea and Asllan confront the painful disappearance of a beloved matriarch and the collective scars of a community grappling with memory and loss.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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The immediate future of the inspector general’s office is particularly pressing now because of recent revelations that one of Johnson’s most senior lieutenants, Deputy Mayor for Community Safety Garien Gatewood, had lodged a whistleblower complaint with Witzburg’s office last October.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Steel yourself; the pessimists will have gravitas.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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January’s 130,000 gain quieted the pessimists, proving that the labor market had found a floor.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Kickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kickers. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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